Categoría: News
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Cleveland Clinic receives $2.75M grant to study stem cell use in treating MS
The Cleveland Clinic has received a $2.75 million federal grant from the Department of Defense. The study will investigate patients with relapse-remitting MS that are still able to walk but have moderate to severe disability.
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Researchers Launch Phase II Trial of Stem Cells and Acute Heart Attack
Doctors at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston have announced initiation of an efficacy-finding study in the area of heart failure using a "universal donor" stem cell product called "Prochymal".
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Stem cells from umbilical cord used for cerebral palsy
In a recent news announcement, a case of a child in Singapore with cerebral palsy that was treated with their own cord blood stem cells was discussed.
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French scientists create skin fast from stem cells
A French team of scientists created human skin from stem cells and demonstrated that the skin was functional by placing it on the back of a mouse that was lacking an immune system (so to avoid rejection).
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Killing Breast Cancer Stem Cells
The scientists proved that they were able to expand cancer stem cells based on cell characteristics and ability of the cells to induce tumor growth when administered to animals.
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Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Inhibit Neointimal Formation in a Paracrine Fashion in Rat Femoral Artery
In the study, fat mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from rats and tested for ability to promote healing of the endothelium, which is the lining of the blood vessels.
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Stem Cells May Improve Heart Bypass Results
The study demonstrated efficacy in the treated patients based on increase cardiac muscle contraction ability as compared to patients that had bypass surgery but did not receive stem cells.
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Liver Cells Generated from Skin Cells
Mice that received the artificially generated liver cells, but not control mice, had a recovery in production of liver enzymes.
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Virus Engineered Stem Cells Protect Against Lung Injury
Mice were treated with mouse mesenchymal stem cells and mouse hematopoietic stem cells that were genetically engineered using lentiviruses.
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Matrix Modulation of Compensatory Lung Regrownth and Progenitor Cell Proliferation in Mice
In the last 2 decades studies have been showing that organs such as the heart, brain and kidney have "endogenous stem cells" that are capable of creating a certain, albeit small, degree of regeneration after injury.